Hyderabad: Many areas in the twin cities suffered a blackout late on Tuesday night as heavy rain, wind and hailstorm brought down trees and hoardings, damaging supply lines and transformers. Transco officials restored power supply to most areas by afternoon on Wednesday but some areas are still in the dark.
The worst affected areas were Rangareddy North circle, which consists of Kukatpally, Medchal and Gachibowli, and Hyderabad North circle, which consists of Banjara Hills and Green lands.
In the Rangareddy North circle, about 100 electrical poles and in Rangareddy South and Hyderabad North circles about 120 electrical poles and 12 distribution transformers were damaged.
In Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits 306 11KV feeders and 24 33 KV feeders were affected, which interrupted the power supply.
Till Wednesday afternoon, some areas such as Venkataramna colony in Somajiguda, Dwarakapuri colony in Panjagutta, and Mytrivanam and Swarna Jayanthi complex at Ameerpet had no power.
400 complaints on power cuts
Electricity offices in Hyderabad city were flooded with complaints. On Wednesday, the electricity department received about 400 complaints from individuals residing within GHMC limits. Alternative arrangements were made to supply power where electricity poles had fallen and new poles were installed where there was no possibility of making alternative arrangements. Can delete
Southern Power Distribution Company (SPDCL) Chairman and Managing Director G Raghuma Reddy said about 500 employees were working to restore power and by Wednesday evening power will be restored in all areas with a few exceptions.
Mr Reddy said that though Transco has restored power supply, some individuals may not get power because of problems at their end. If service wires are damaged, the consumer has to replace them to get power. He said there are 45 lakh consumers in the twin cities and complaints were received from around 400-500.
